What color is #7D87AA?

#7D87AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D87AA?

The RGB value is 125, 135, 170: 125 red, 135 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D87AA?

The complementary color is #AAA07D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D87AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D87AA color

#7D87AA rgb(125, 135, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D87AA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 52.9% green and 66.7% blue (125, 135, 170).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#7D87AA color codes

HEX	`#7D87AA`
RGB	`rgb(125, 135, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 52.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.67, 4.42, -19.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.67, 20.18, 282.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.375, 24.59, 41.484)`
Decimal	`8226730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D87AA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7D87AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D87AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7D87AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d87aa; }
.text { color: #7d87aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d87aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 135 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d87aa, #897daa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D87AA?: #7D87AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D87AA?: The RGB value is 125, 135, 170: 125 red, 135 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D87AA?: The complementary color is #AAA07D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D87AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.